Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 28, 2012
British Airways (BA) has committed to another Embraer E-190, increasing the number of E-Jets it has on order to 14, comprising six E-170s and eight E-190s.
Mar 26, 2012
Japan Airlines (JAL) took delivery Monday of its first two Boeing 787-8s, the second airline to add the Dreamliner to its fleet and the first to take GE GEnx-powered aircraft.
Mar 26, 2012
Russian S7 Group will announce its regional network development strategy at the end of the year, S7 Group CEO Vladislav Filev said.
Mar 23, 2012
EVA Airways (BR) will begin serving two more gateways with its Hello Kitty jets May 23. The airline will use two of its new cartoon character-themed Airbus 330-300s on its Taipei Songshan-Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Songshan-Shanghai Hongqiao routes. The flights (BR192/BR191 and BR 190/191) will be 2X daily. BR is also working to give two A330-200s Hello Kitty jet makeovers.
Mar 22, 2012
Embraer will establish the Embraer Engineering and Technology Center USA as part of its growing aeronautical cluster in Melbourne, Fla. It will be a subsidiary of Embraer Aircraft Holdings Inc., Embraer SA’s wholly owned subsidiary in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and will mean about 200 new jobs in Melbourne over the next five years. Bulgaria Air took delivery of four Embraer E-190s March 21. The remaining three aircraft will be delivered by year end.
Jan 27, 2017
Nigeria’s Arik Air has scrapped a longstanding order for two Boeing 747-8Is, replacing it with a pair of Boeing 787-9s.
Jan 27, 2017
After spending billions in investments in foreign airlines and new aircraft, Etihad’s CEO James Hogan is being replaced. With less appetite for risk and growth, what’s next for the Abu Dhabi-based airline?
Jan 27, 2017
Etihad acquired stakes in many troubled airlines abroad in the hope of gaining size by turning them around. But the financial burdens have proved unbearable; Etihad’s owners are switching course.
Jan 27, 2017
MRJ program slippage now totals a remarkable 6.5 years. The obvious explanation for most of the troubles is simple: inexperience. Yet MHI is looking at a successor program.
Jan 26, 2017
The AirAsia Group has kept its fleet growth relatively flat over the past year, with its Thai affiliate the only one to expand aircraft numbers significantly.
Jan 26, 2017
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 737-800s, which are scheduled to join the fleet this year.
Jan 26, 2017
Cathay Pacific has revealed the outlines of its largest restructuring in 20 years, while Malaysia Airlines makes encouraging progress on its more ambitious changes.